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Wed, 22 Jan 2003
A Better Finder Select 3.0 beta 1 for Mac OS X released
PUBLICSPACE.NET is pleased to announce version 3.0 beta 1 of its "A Better
Finder Select" Macintosh Finder enhancement.
This is the first version of the popular Finder file filtering utility for
Mac OS X. The product has been rewritten from scratch to take full
advantage of Mac OS X's powerful Cocoa programming interface. This first
version already includes wildcard and regular expression file name
matching, invocation via Finder contextual menu or drag & drop, persistent
settings, etc.
A Better Finder SELECT is shareware and costs $9.95. Upon popular demand,
we now also offer forever upgrades and licenses.
The new version can be downloaded from:
http://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderSelect/
More information on "A Better Finder Select" is available at the same URL.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
A Better Finder Select is a contextual menu plugin for the Macintosh Finder
that allows power users to filter file selections based on a range of
criteria.
The simplest selection method is via partial file name matches, e.g.
"select all files which end in '.gif'", or "select all files which contain
the word 'web'". Unix-style wildcard matches such as "image*.gif" provide a
more powerful alternative, but it is the regular expression matching ,
familiar to BBEdit , Grep or Perl users that provide the ultimate file
selection mechanism.
If all this sounds a bit complicated to you, don't worry. A Better Finder
Select features a simple and intuitive user interface. Simply download it
and give it a try! You soon won't want to live without it!
A Better Finder Select is the ideal companion for " A Better Finder Rename", which allows users to rename multiple files quickly and effectively. In
the same tool series, "A Better Finder Creators & Types" allows you to
redefine file-to-application associations by setting the file's creator and
type codes.
Together the tools of the A Better Finder series (according to MacGadget)
provide "a lean, mean file handling machine".
FEATURE LIST
Many powerful search features:
- use UNIX-style wild cards to select files, eg. *.doc, image*.gif, etc.
- use Grep or Perl-style regular expressions
- select all files that contain a particular character string
- select all files that begin with a particular character string
- select all files that end in a particular character string
Multiple access methods for all your needs:
- fully integrated with the Finder via the contextual menu
- drop the files onto the application icon
Other features include:
- interactive and automatic modes
- persistent settings (the tool will automatically remember your last
settings) - fully integrated with the Macintosh Finder